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As Ireland is not a member of NATO it does not benefit from integrated European military radar detection systems nor NATO-level equipment. The Air Corps does not have the ability to intercept fast jet aircraft, and previous air incursions have seen the British Royal Air Force (RAF), a NATO ally, respond to and escort unwelcome aircraft out of ...
Nato’s doors are open to any European country that wants to join and can meet the requirements and obligations. Importantly, Nato takes its decisions by consensus, so every member has a veto.
Ireland currently does not seek to join NATO, but does work to improve the Defence Forces' interoperability with NATO. [241] Ireland was neutral during World War II, though the country cooperated with Allied intelligence and permitted the Allies use of Irish airways and ports.
Canada is a founding member of NATO and remains a member. In 2019, the Green Party advocated a review of Canadian membership of the alliance. [3] The position of the social-democratic New Democratic Party is complicated; [4] while there is general support for NATO membership within the party, including from former party leaders Jack Layton and Tom Mulcair, [5] the NDP Socialist Caucus ...
Nato chief Mark Rutte echoes incoming US president Donald Trump's call for members to spend more.
The NATO secretary general said European leaders are working to come up with security guarantees for Ukraine if the United States ends up not having boots on the ground post-war.
All members have militaries, except for Iceland, which does not have a typical army (but it does have a coast guard and a small unit of civilian specialists for NATO operations). Three of NATO's members are nuclear weapons states: France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. NATO has 12 original founding member states.
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